A house is not a home.

Hello, I suppose everybody saw the shocking pictures in Haiti, there isn't a moment I am not thinking about it. Because we're sometimes not happy with what we have, but this huge drama makes me realize that a lot of people have nothing to complain. They don't even have a house anymore, they are just alive and that's it. Could you put yourself in such a situation. Well I have it difficult with this idea. So I feel blessed to have everything I have now. Yesterday I got mail from the selby that there were new pictures. Well what is more representative than a photoshoot from a real cozy family. Enjoy it as I did, and think about how lucky you are.

Jean-Loup Daraux

Books is my weak point, I am sure it's not only my case.

Today while I was coming late back from the office, I saw in one of my favorite bookshops a piece of a book, and I was intrigued. So I went in the bookshop, yes oke I admit it's stupid of me to go in, because I never get out without at least book in my hands.

The fragment I saw, didn't disappoint me. It was Au Claire de la Lune from Jean-Loup Daraux.

Had already the chance to go through it once, but now I had the chance to buy it for a very nice price. So I have one more book to my library.

Brooke Giannetti from one of my favourite blogs Velvet & Linen posted some nice pictures out of the book. I hope she's not angry at me that I used one of her scanned pictures.

This book is just perfect, everything looks so nice, really one to have in a library.

News

Here are some of the new items in my collection. This week was a bit busy, luckely every evening I could relax will doing my framing work :-). People will think I am mad and want to have 20.000 frames, but when I have enough you will see what I will do with them. The theme is still the same, etchings from Italy.

Hope you like them?

Louis Vuitton

Some people will cal it snob, but I like the monogram. Ok, it's not cheap, but I just love the lay-out and the design, so old and at the same time so fresh like Goyard. But here is my Christmas gift from 2009-2010. Nice to look at and practical for my little Mac. Don't you agree?

Work in progress

Today first day at the office. Well it was hard to get started after all that partying :-s

After work I had to go shopping for materials for my many DIY projects. Let's say I wanted to do more with my skills this year, and it started already good. Every evening I will be working on them till the end of the month I think.

I am complaining, but I like it being occupied.

Thats not a reason why I should not post articles. So This evening I post two pictures I took a week ago. The"bourse" down my street, isn't it beautiful with its holiday lights? And the Church on the "place Sainte Catherine". I love my city :-)

Sunday is not to rest!!!

Well maybe for a lot of people, but not for me. It's a day do some DIY. Nothing better than working with the hands. Like today I have a long list of things to do, I will post about it this week. So for the moment here is a picture I took yesterday evening when I was posting about Ghent (and not working too much with my hands :-).

New Years walk

First Happy New Year to everybody !!!!!! The past year has been wonderful :-)

The last couple of days I wasn't much online. Don't have to tell the reason I suppose. Everybody was having good time with friends and family.

For my side I had some very nice relaxing days at the belgian coast at a good friends place.

It was nice to see the fireworks on the beach, even if it was ice cold :-s

Every year the second day of January I do something cultural. This year i went with my good friend Denis to the lovely city of Ghent to visit the design museum.

I know I don't have any design left in my apartment except my Eames desk chair. There was a time were it was different. But I went there because the museum is in a very nice building and houses a fantastic collection of ancient furniture.

Hope you enjoy the pics like I and Denis enjoyed the museum.

Your designer on the field and Denis :-)

Happy New Year, and hopefully more nice stuff in 2010!!!!